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A day of Diesel Point on the track
Rounds 8 and 9 of the Delphi British Truck Racing Championship took place at Donington Park at the e...More

BTCC Drivers’ title out of reach for Plato?
Time’s running out in this year’s BTCC championship for SEAT to eat into the petrol-powered VXR Raci...More

SUBTLE IS THE NAME OF THE GAME AT AUDI
On sale since 2004, the executive express from Audi is coming in for a freshening up. The changes to...More

8 YEARS AGO...
With Ivor Carroll at the helm as Editor, the magazine focussed its attention testing four important ...More

CITROËN’S NEW ARSENAL
Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal football club has made another important signing, with Citroën bec...More

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THE LONGEST DAY Wednesday, September 10, 2008
(10 YEARS ON) Back in 1998, John Kendall and the late, great, Phil Llewellin decided to mark the summer solstice by reaching all four corners of the UK in 24 hours. Ten years on, Keith Adams tries the same in the new Citroën C5 Tourer and comes up with a surprising result.

NU58 REG Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Just got back from Mars? If so, you may not have heard that the global economy is slowing down, yet car makers are still churning out new motors at a terrific rate, and they all need to find buyers. As demand lags ever further behind the available supply, the deals just keep getting hotter.

TREMERY DIESEL ENGINES Wednesday, September 10, 2008
2.0 and 2.2 litre HDis and TDCis, are the power sources at the heart of a wider range of cars than any others in history.

XF TRES Exceptionnel! Thursday, July 03, 2008
Destination: The Loire Valley, France Car: Jaguar XF 2.7 V6 Diesel Premium Luxury Price: £37,500 Distance: 550 mile round trip Av. fuel consumption: 36.7mpg

BUYING SATNAV Thursday, July 03, 2008
Graeme Kidd looks over the busy market for SatNav devices, offers some advice on making the best choice for your budget and circumstances, and puts up a couple of recommendations.

'ICE DRIVING Friday, June 20, 2008
Of all the extreme places you can go in a diesel car, Riksgransen has to be one of the toughest; not at this time of year, when it is still daylight at midnight and the only ordeal is clouds of marauding mosquitoes, but in winter, when it’s an entirely different story...

FLYING? WHO NEEDS IT? Wednesday, May 28, 2008
We have two days to cross Europe in a Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel, and what better way of seeing how many countries we can tick off using just one tank of fuel, and as cheaply as possible. You’ll be surprised just how many… and how little it all cost.

CREDIT CRUNCH! Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The days when ‘discount for cash’ or an HP agreement were the only real routes to enjoying your own car are long gone. Ownership is no longer the only option, whether you’re looking for a new motor as a private or business user. Graeme Kidd looks at the options.

WHAT DIESEL AWARDS 2008 Wednesday, April 23, 2008
What Diesel Car of the Year 2008 With diesel registrations close to smashing the 50 per cent barrier of the new car market, the annual What Diesel Car of the Year award winners are announced by Ian Robertson, Editor of What Diesel magazine.

ICE COOL OR COLD FISH? Wednesday, March 12, 2008
We look at the market for stereo and multimedia for you car. Wheter you wanty alternative ways of lstening to your music collection, or keeping the kids amused on a long trip, you can count on there being an off-the-shelf solution.